NZRL reports surplus for 2016/17

New Zealand Rugby League will report
a 2016/17 surplus of $643,000 at the Annual General Meeting
in Auckland later this month.

This year’s pleasing
financial result is up from the $342,000 surplus reported
last year. The Perth Test match and UK Four Nations
delivered returns ahead of budget.

Reserves of $1.0
million have now been accumulated heading into the 2017
Rugby League World Cup from which NZRL receives no financial
return. NZRL anticipates reporting a $1.0 million loss for
the 2018 financial year which these reserves will fund, as
international rugby league remains the key income
source.

The international calendar for 2018-2021 has been
approved by the Rugby League International Federation. There
will be announcements on 2018 fixtures in the coming months
which will have the Kiwis playing at home
annually.

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